That time when we can send a Clinical Team out, when we can meet with people where they are. Most of this happens after the hours again of bhac, and we need to adjust our services to respond to the needs of these highestrisk, highestneeds people. And i think i should have mentioned the drug sobering center. These are other 24 7 facilities which this Response Team could take people to and get them the help they need. Through the chair, i just think its important to talk about how this team is distinct from the h. O. T. Team and the e. M. S. I know it feels like a lot of teams, but we fought to make sure that the language requires coordination amongst all of these teams. They really do have distinct roles. So the h. O. T. Team is not supposed to be experts on Behavioral Health. Their mandate is to outreach and engage with people who are experiencing homelessness. Lets remember, not all people experiencing homelessness have Mental Health or addiction issues. So they are they have another
I wanted to agree with you on that point. Good. Thank you. And then im curious on so we have a lot of outreach going on in the city. We have ems6 going out and d. P. H. And teams going out. For this 4 to 6 Million Investment that were anticipating now, and i think it could be well more than that, the thing i was bringing up in the Meth Task Force conversation and that i think is intended in the legislation is a real transformation in what both the people who are in distress on the streets and san franciscans who are confronting people in distress on the streets in our response. As supervisor ronen said, many of us have gotten to the point that we are so regularly encountering people who are meth inebriated or on the verge of psychosis or in psychosis, we walk around and avoid, but we dont imagine there is anything we can do to improve this persons life. I think San Francisco dials 911 on folks in need less than we should, but thats not really going to generate a change in both the expe
From or if he or she ran a stoplight. There was a second car, an suv involved and that driver stopped and is cooperating but investigators are not saying how exactly they were involved. Back here live now, you could the seat this small some s smallalitior will grow and they plan to release a description of the suspect vehicle soon. For now live in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. And hours ago there was a dead hitandrun in the south bay. In this case the suspect has been arrested. It happened at Rancho San Antonio county park in cupertino and this is a homicide investigation. Abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes joins us live from the park with the kris . [ inaudible ]. The initial caller reports that a vehicle struck one pedestrian and led to two pedestrians and continued to drive away from the scene. Reporter one victim died in the hospital another treated on scene and released. This is now a homicide investigation, however police say they wont release any details about the suspect
Call. Its a pretty secluded remote area, so cal san jose road. It kind of parallels highway 17 and its up near the summit. Reporter the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office say they believe he was forced into a white suv bmw belonging to his girlfriend which left the scene. A deceased body was found nearby but Officials Say that person has not been identified. A lot of moving parts right now. Detectives are working tirelessly, they have been since we got that call at 3 00 this morning. Reporter sheriffs deputies spent the afternoon securing the second cri to continue their investigation. For now they say its likely that the 50yearold kidnapping victim was targeted. Anyone with information on the case is aed to call the Sheriffs Office. Its pretty bizarre that a serious crime like this would happen around here. Reporter theres no suspect description available at this time, but the shfs office does not believe there to be any danger to the public. Were live in santa cruz, abcabc 7s chris ng
Are raising money to help those impacted by Hurricane Maria and a massive earthquake in mexico. The big story on action news is the intense rescuests underway in mexico following that deadly earthquake, among those trapped in the debris and believed to be alive is a 12yearold school girl. At least 245 people were killed in the quake. Reporter over 50 people have been rescued since that earthquake and some of those rescue efforts focused on two schools that collapsed during the quake and now on a young girl still trapped in the rubble who is a symbol of hope. Desperate rescue efforts are a race against time in mexico city. We dont know yet. Probably there are people there. Rescuers tunnelling closer to the 12yearold girl buried in debris and possibly two classmates trapped with her. Rescue teams made contact with her. They talked to her. Rescuers have given her water and oxygen but the scene is still chaotic. Hundreds of crews, including wellers and carpenters and medics swarming the si